February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 days in leap years.
February symbols: Its birth flower is the violet (Viola) and the common primrose (Primula vulgaris). Its birthstone is the amethyst. It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity. Its Zodiac signs are Aquarius (until February 18) and Pisces (February 19 onwards).
Historical Events for February, 1818
Day of Week 5th » Charles XIV of Sweden or Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
Famous Birthdays on February in 1818
6th » William M. Evarts, American lawyer and politician, 27th United States Secretary of State (d. 1901)
6th » Henry Litolff, English pianist and composer (d. 1891)
6th » Jenaro Quesada, 1st Marquis of Miravalles, Spanish general and politician (d. 1889)
14th » Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (d. 1895)
18th » Perucho Figueredo, Cuban poet and activist (d. 1870)
Famous Deaths for February 1818
13th » George Rogers Clark, American general (b. 1752)
15th » Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prussian general (b. 1746)